The role of animals in emerging viral diseases / edited by Nicholas Johnson.

Other author Johnson, Nicholas, 1968-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoAmsterdam ; Boston : /Elsevier/AP, [2014]
Descriptionxvii, 344 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), maps (some color) ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentFull text available from eBook - Immunology and Microbiology 2013 [EBCIM13]
Subjects

Contents A short introduction to disease emergence / Nicholas Johnson -- Patterns of foot-and-mouth disease virus distribution in Africa / Miriam B. Casey [and eleven others] -- Paroviruses of carnivores / Andrew B. Allison and Colin R. Parrish -- Rabies / Conrad Freuling [and four others] -- Lassa fever / Elisabeth Fichet-Calvet -- Henipaviruses / Glenn A. Marsh and Lin-Fa Wang -- The role of birds in the spread of West Nile virus / Paul Gale and Nicholas Johnson -- Rift Valley fever virus / Janusz T. Paweska and Petrus Jansen van Vuren -- From simian to human immunodeficiency viruses (SIV to HIV) / Denis M. Tebit and Eric J. Arts -- Hantavirus emergence in rodents, insectivores and bats / Mathias Schlegel [and four others] -- Nipah virus / David T.S. Hayman and Nicholas Johnson -- Synthesis / Philip R. Wakeley, Sarah North and Nicholas Johnson.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013372360
ISBN9780124051911 (hbk)
ISBN012405191X (hbk)

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